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farthing

[fahr-thing] / ˈfɑr ðɪŋ /
NOUN
red cent
Synonyms
WEAK
cent copper penny hill of beans penny
NOUN
two bits
Synonyms
STRONGEST
$.25 25 cents quarter twenty-five cents
STRONG
petty sum

Example Sentences

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About 100 people have pedalled for a bone-jarring three hours in a charity penny farthing race.

From BBC • Sep. 11, 2023

I’m sure you’ve all missed ’em: The ha’penny, farthing and shilling.

From Washington Post • Sep. 3, 2020

Someone wheels a penny farthing through a town square.

From The Guardian • Aug. 24, 2019

You all are free to put your votes, hearts and contributions wherever you like and we care neither a farthing nor a fig.

From Fox News • Aug. 19, 2019

At a time when bread cost a quarterpenny a loaf, the value of my mother’s daily labor—by King Edward’s royal decree—was a penny each day; mine, but a farthing.

From "Crispin: The Cross of Lead" by Avi

Vocabulary lists containing farthing

"The Prince and the Pauper," Vocabulary from the drama

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